Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-07


81 have often thought of this
since that time and sometimes
when l was cot dong sor the people and
the public welfare al inst might be dcne,
or all would like 20 do, have wonder
ed whether things should not lave gone
on better if | lad visited Chicago Il
hss, l believe, been pubIiCsily stated on
one or more occasions lately, WREN the
shortcomings OF The present Chief Exc
cutIVe were under discussion, that moth
ing could De expected Of 8 nan who had
never oeen west OF some designated
place or river, and tlis, suppose, ne.ns
the same as my Chicago frierCis mesnt,
and involves the sene accusation and
conclusion. If my alleged
OFFICIAL CRIMES AND MISDFsfRANCIGS (
are thus CharitGDly accounted for, shall
not complain. l confess the declarations Of Z
the representative Of this city, as-IihaFe
given it, j. an evidence Of that local pride
and loyalty of which your great city is >
striking monument. All have heard of It
If they hsveinOt seen it,,forievery one OF
your people seem 10 have organized him
self committee Of one to spread It's glo-
rles abroad, aud now that | am here, Z
feel like saying with the Queen of S4eba,
THE HALF WAS NOT TOLD NE.
My smazement is greatly increased when
recall little recent history. In 1888,
the town OF Chicago was Incorporated.
Upon the question of incorporation. thir-
teen votes were cast, one Of which Was in
the negative. We do not know the res
son which sctuated this citizen
ii his adverse vote, but If he
We're here to-day | believe ne would
be heartily ashamed of it. Five days af-
ter its incorporation IS = town Chicago
held its first election for town officers :
total vote, twentY-eignt. We look in
vain for any trace of bOodlers in those
days, though we ere told that the first
building made after the establishment of
the town was log iGil. Your popula-
ton in 1887, when Chicago wes incorpo-
! rated IS city, wss toQl. The number of
| It's inhabitants IN 1871 WAS 500, 600 or up
wards, and The valuation of its property
| probably $3.50 001,C 600. Ils immense
growth and volume of business had then
made it s marvel
| AMONG MODERN CITIES.
| At this time it was visited by 6 dreadful
! calamity, without . parallel in extent snd
| destruction, which t1Eested ell its prom
| lse of greatness and apparently ended its
| career. In October that year g fire oc-
| CURED which burned over az area within
| the City OF Zi00 ceres, killed 200 people,
consumed 10000 buildings, INSIDE home
less loo 600 people GDd destroyed proper
ty OF tie vs.ue Of 5000 000,000. Then
followed On exhibition OF enterprise and
bravery as unparalleled as the disaster
which called it fo-sa. The citizens of
Chicago
LOST 40 TINE
in lamentation, snd not for moment q
4 they lose faith in the SUI
tiny Of their city. AlmCst -
their embers they commenced bGsihC.
and On its Gs1es they began 20 built
Sixteen years have passed, end there hiss
arisen ? city many fold more populous,
more beautiful and more prosperous than
; you lost in 1871. Who nave I greater
right to be proud and satisfied than the
people of Chicago? You have said the
President ought 20 see Chicago. &C.,
here to see it and it's hosp = -.
LARGE HEARTED PEOPLE;
Z but because your city is SO crest and
your interests SO ls-@e and important, /
s know you will allow me TO suggest that !
= have left at home city you ought to see
4 and know more about. In point Of fact,
4 it would be well for you TO keep your eyes
= closely on it all the time. Your servants
= end agents are there. They sre there to
- protect your interest and your efforts TO
T. advance your prosperity and well being.
Your busting trade and your wearing
:, caseless activity of hard and brain will
2, not Weld the results you deserve unless
= wisdom guides the policy Of your govern
o., ment, and unless your needs are regarded
: at the capital OF the nation. IL will De
well for you not TO forget in the perform
n ance of your political duties with c3lm
| thDughtfulness and broad patriotism that
:; there lies not only q safe guard against
p business disaster, but an important ooli
E. CATION of citizenship"
t. VIEWING THE C0U TRY.
20 CHICAGO, Ill oct. 8 here wer'
', only half dozen stops during the run O
?; the Presidents special train from ST
I'd Louis, end these were ct water stations
er The trainmen report that little knots o
people awaited the passage of the trt
III aIl through merely 20 look ct thu c.
q winch contained 8 sleeping Pres1deT
be The President left instructions that he
c. called early this morning to give MIR
he opportunity Of seeing something OF IN
\. rich prairie country south of Chicago
IS, When he made bis appearance the So
te, was only q few degrees above n
70 horizon, and the has7y frost crystal
C. glistened like diGmOn"5 In the slantln
CT rays Buttoned 20 the cain he stepped OF
IN on the rear platform, and spent half
tic hour alone looking ct the countr..
of Farmers left their milking, and house
ca, wives ran cut of their houses TO see Il
nd the train, end recognizing the e0lital
at figure or the platform danced and
Ter SHOUTED WITH DELIGHT.
3d. At watering station where there We
OIL not more than dozen houses a crowd
ip- q few hundred men, women and 90
gel gathered about the platform and star
Hi at the President at short range, WI
er. beside the track TWO enthusiasts We
W loading snd firing q six FOUNDER
Jns rapidly as they could. The Preside
tried to enter into conversation wi
the some of these people, but the intereii
and wss not success. Finally he rea2E.
an down bis hand to red-cteeked lsssl
.rly eighteen. who blushinglY put 40 he- o.
ISL in response. The ice was broken,
ore mediately there was rush. rIne
ard approaching of hands for ahh a
Joliet, through which place the t4,.a.
very slowly, several thousands IN
.ba platform. Mrs. Cleveland led row
MADE FER APPEARANCE,
eos clad in her usual close lifting rave
90 costume of dark green. and1 loo
81 fresher and more charming, il Poss
Ill than when the excursion b3gsp.--
en-! IN: took her Mace beside her husband o.